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My Zon Legacy Elite fretless was astonishingly light, easily the lightest bass I've ever played. I never weighed it but it wasn't even close to 8lbs, & it wouldn't surprise me if it was under 7lbs.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1492694154' post='3282413'] Does anyone buy anything from record shops these days? [/quote] I do. I still buy music on CD. I don't buy much so if I can get it locally I will. I also tend to buy CDs at gigs if they are available. I have no interest in buying downloads or using streaming services.

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[quote name='Trueno' timestamp='1492955714' post='3284337'] Well spotted. You win a copy of the Frog Chorus. [/quote] Thanks Denny, you're a gem. I'd better go now...

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1491940254' post='3276694'] [color=#800000]"Deliveries into non-EU countries require a complicated and sometimes lengthy approval procedure. [b]This may delay delivery by several thomann weeks[/b] and may cause further fees in the recipient's country. Please make sure you understand the relevant rules in your country before making a purchase."[/color] [url="https://www.thomann.de/gb/compinfo_cites.html"]https://www.thomann....info_cites.html[/url] [/quote] What's a "Thomann Week"? do they use a different timescale to the rest of us?

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1492988078' post='3284707'] We throw the crowd a curve ball after playing some sh*t rock covers by kicking in The Riverboat song Turns heads, does that number [/quote] Play some sh*t rock covers followed by a really sh*t rock cover - yeah, that's some curve ball.

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1492672674' post='3282099'] Nice bass Alembic1989. Wel worth the wait and worry. I've always had a thing for the USA Mockngbird as used by Neil Murray with Whitesnake. Great sounding bass and stunning looks. Do the Mockingbirds suffer from neckdive at all ? Dave [/quote] Not so I've noticed, no. There are certainly far worse basses out there for neck dive. [quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1492672727' post='3282100'] What are all the switches for on the Mockingbird. ? Dave [/quote] The switches are series/parallel for each pickup, phase switch that works when both pickups are selected & the one on it's own by the varitone is the on/off switch for the preamp/boost, which has it's own volume control.

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1492457834' post='3280460'] What a lovely bunch of members. You wouldn't see this on some of the forums I've been on in the past. [/quote] Yep, there are some gems on here.

[quote name='Trueno' timestamp='1492876653' post='3283840'] Aaarrrggghhh!!! Nooooo.... Guitarist's girlfriend can "sort of" play keyboards... Been there... got the t-shirt... left the band. [/quote] Are you Denny Laine by any chance?

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1492790660' post='3283287'] I've got both Animal Logic records, I got them when I was about 17-18 and listened to them loads as I was mad about Stanley Clarke. Both records have some great songs, and 'there's a spy' is an absolute favourite of mine. The first record is the stronger of the two but really, both records could be condensed into one, retaining the bangers and dropping the dross. I agree about some of Holland's lyrics, they really are dire in places. Overall, I liked the style of the band for the most part. Stanley and Stewart cut some great tracks. If only they had got Joni Mitchell onboard, imagine that! [/quote] There are some good songs, "Spy" is good & I really like "Sunset gun" too. Nothing wrong with Stewart & Stanleys contributions to the album. Yeah, joni would have made it a very interesting project indeed!

I doubt if I'll be able to buy any gear ever again, just don't have the money since I had to retire on health grounds.

Personally there's no way I'd make a 200 mile round trip for something as easy to find as a Mexican Fender Jazz, especially if it's in a bit of a mess.

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1492629457' post='3281858'] Stanley, Stuart Copeland and AH almost formed a band 'Electric Rush Hour' but I don't think AH would commit and it morphed into 'Animal Logic' with Deborah Holland. [/quote] And what a massive disappointment that turned out to be. Some of the music was OK but Deborah Hollands lyrics were bloody terrible, some of the most banal garbage I've ever heard. It's a shame the project with Holdsworth never happened.

[quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1492627701' post='3281823'] Hi guys, My first BC Rich..just arrived this afternoon..hope you like it. It was built in 1978, it's an Eagle bass, and fretless...looks like a keeper. [url="https://goo.gl/photos/hVUqNuqcm6n3DHwc8"]https://goo.gl/photo...UqNuqcm6n3DHwc8[/url] [url="https://goo.gl/photos/uBE8Bs8tSb41nMpx8"]https://goo.gl/photo...E8Bs8tSb41nMpx8[/url] [url="https://goo.gl/photos/5oo61U4N8nBLMbdF8"]https://goo.gl/photo...o61U4N8nBLMbdF8[/url] [/quote] Welcome aboard... "Golden Era" Rich's are very special instruments.

Lovely. That would look very nice next to my '79 Mockingbird.

[quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1492614271' post='3281661'] Definitely worth waiting for....a 1978 BC Rich Eagle bass...fretless! [/quote] Ooh lovely! Pictures when you get a chance please. You could also post it in the "BC Rich Porn" thread if you like, it could do with some new additions: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/8544-bcrich-porn/

That's a lovely bit of maple.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1492522294' post='3280900'] Looks: Have you seen the other threads where folk argue over the merits of "Candy Apple Red" or "Lake Placid Blue"? (They then pooh-pooh the effect if tonewood, but that's another can of worms) Jaco, Willis and Lawson? Phuur! What do they know? We're MEN here! We're tough. We know what we're doing! [/quote] To me colour choice is important. There are colours that I just don't like & wouldn't own a bass or guitar in those colours. However, if I was buying a fretless (unlikely as I've come to loathe fretless bass with a passion over the years) I wouldn't care less if it had lines or not if I liked the bass. I don't get this whole "unlined is cooler" thing at all. Do people honestly think people will see them playing an unlined fretless & think "wow, that's really cool, what a badass player"?

You might like Tony Levin's "Stick Men" side project, also Gavin Harrison & O5ric. http://youtube.com/watch?v=cWrPNY-XgLY http://youtube.com/watch?v=CgRnmSwJZM8

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1492517112' post='3280843'] IIRC the Violent Femmes use the massive-bodied Earthwood bass which has a unique sound all of it's own and not something I would like to have to try to replicate with a standard acoustic bass guitar no matter what type of pickup and amplification. [/quote] That's right, he uses an Earthwood which is nothing like your typical acoustic bass guitar.

So it takes sixteen guitarists to sound like one keyboard player with a £50 Casio.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1491475530' post='3273300'] I got this a few weeks back, such a good quality guitar for not much dosh. I wonder how much better the U.S. built versions are. Anyway, it's great, plenty of tonal options, comfortable to play and to me, a pleasing design. [url="https://flic.kr/p/SjAUTo"][/url] [url="https://flic.kr/p/SnhsQP"][/url] [/quote] I really like the look of these, really nice guitar.

There's a lot of snobbish crap talked about lined fretless basses. I've heard good & terrible players on both. The last fretless bass I owned had lines, but ultimately I relied on my ears, same as I would on an unlined one.

It's certainly a looker. Is this one of the ones with the contouring on the bowl? I haven't played an Ovation for years but they look like they'd be more comfortable than the older round back versions.

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1492382620' post='3279856'] Thanks for the recommends, I'll give him a listen tomorrow. As an aside, I wonder if he ever met my dad. He calls our cat the Gatox, a mix of gato (Spanish for cat) and gateaux. [/quote] It's from an old joke - a man in a restaurant asks if he can have Gattox for dessert. When the waiter tells him they don't have any the man says "Oh Bollo". I didn't say it was a GOOD old joke...